CHRISTMAS QUIZ A collection of places of historical/archaeological interest in England. The first letter of the answers will spell out the name of a key figure who is very evident at this time of year. The letters will be in order, which may help as a clue. See comments below!

Wednesday 18th February 2026, 7.30pm Sussex Archaeology & History Online Archaeology Lecture:​ ‘The Biology of Books’ No charge but booking required. A donation is welcome to help cover costs. For more information and to book: tixoom.app/sussexarchae...

Tuesday 10th February 2026, 2.45pm ‘Roman Villas in Sussex’ Speaker: Dr David Rudling FSA Venue: West Chiltington Village Hall, RH20 2PZ All are welcome. Members: free; visitors: £5 (cash only).

24 January 2026, 10.00am – 3.30pm Don't forget to book for next month's winter conference, 'Moated sites in south-east England: 21st-century research and insights', hosted by our Medieval Studies Forum and CBA South East on Saturday 24 January 2026 at East Horsley Village Hall.

Wednesday 21st January 2026, 7.30pm Sussex Archaeology & History Online Archaeology Lecture:​ ‘Rural Baths in Roman Britain: A Colonisation of the Senses’​ For more information and to book: tixoom.app/sussexarchae... For more details and programme: www.sussexarchaeol

Friday 16 January 2026, 7:30 - Lewes Archaeological Society Lecture Lecture room – Lewes Town Hall Members £2 – non-members £4 Free entry for those 25 years and under (cash only)

Friday 16th January, 2026, 7.30-9.30pm Rottingdean Whiteway Centre lecture: Border controls in Roman Britain: the walls of Hadrian and Antoninus Pius, and the forts of the Saxon Shore Price: £10 (cash only) including a free refreshment www.rwc.org.uk/border_contr...

Saturday, 10 January 2026 Worthing Archaeological Society - New Year Walk: Storrington A walk round Storrington following one of the Horsham Heritage trails. Please let us know if you are interested.

26th March 2026 7:30-9:00 From The Sussex Archaeological Society To book: sussexpast.co.uk/event/long-m...

Saturday 31st January 2026, 10am-4pm. A BHAS Study Day - ‘English Coins and Tokens c. AD 600-1971’ Tutor: Dr David Rudling FSA Event fees: £25 BHAS members; non-members: £30 (cash only). A need to book a place (and pay on the day) contact us.

Friday 23rd January 2026, 7.30pm A BHAS Online Archaeology Lecture:​ ‘Hormuzd Rassam and the eastern question. The adventures of Brighton's most famous unknown archaeologist’. Speaker: Oliver Gilkes

CHRISTMAS QUIZ A collection of places of historical/archaeological interest in England. The first letter of the answers will spell out the name of a key figure who is very evident at this time of year. The letters will be in order, which may help as a clue. See comments below!

Saturday 17th January 2:30pm Anecdotes of the Royal Pavilion and its inhabitants Venue: Fellowship Room, Central United Reformed Church - 102 Blatchington Road, Hove BN3 3YF Free entry to BHAS members £5 non-members – cash only please

15 November – Brighton’s Fishermen Illustrated talk by Brighton’s Fishing Museum Venue: Friendship Room at the Central United Reform Church in Blatchington Road, Hove. Doors open at 2pm. Talks start at 2:30. Please ring bell after 2:30. BHAS members free, visitors welcome £5 (cash)

Conference on Moated Sites in the South-East Saturday 24 January 2026, 10.00am – 3.30pm Venue: East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley Tickets now available, £10 for members, £15 for non-members. www.surreyarchaeology.org.uk/moated-sites...

Friday 16 January 2026 - 7:30pm Beowulf and the Lost History of the Ouse Valley with George Jones. Hosted by: Lewes Archaeological Society Venue: Lecture room – Lewes Town Hall Members £2 – non-members £4 (cash only) Free entry for those 25 years and under

Tuesday 9th December 7:30 Venue: Worthing Library Lecture Theatre Richmond Road Worthing BN11 1HD Hosted by: Worthing Archaeological Society Members free – non-members £4 donation (cash only) For more info: worthingarchaeological.org/malthouse-fi... pic.x.com/cml5xur9Nx

Thursday 4 December, 7:30pm online ‘Hilaire Belloc, Sussex identity and history’ - A Sussex Archaeology & History lecture. Speaker: Chris Hare​ To book lectures: tixoom.app/sussexarchae... £5 per lecture or £15 for all four

Eastbourne Natural History and Archaeology Society's next meeting is on Friday 28th November when Tony Pulford will talk about E R Bunnet, a remarkable amateur Edwardian entomologist, who left his extensive archive to ENHAS. Come and see photographic images and hear about Mr Bunnet's research.

Friday 12th December - 7pm at Brighton Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton, BN1 1UF Presidential Lecture, ‘Travel in the Past: The problems and Pleasures of the Journey’. All are welcome. Members: free; Visitors: £5 (cash only).

BARGAIN BOOK SALE - CASH ONLY Saturday 29 November, 11am-3pm Venue: 18 Reeves Hill, Coldean, Brighton, BN1 9AS. Please use the side gate to the right of the front door and follow the signs down the steps.

Thank you to the bashers today! It was a fantastic day on two monuments in the Cuckmere. We even found some artefacts from WW2 in the brambles….including an initialled spoon!

Wednesday 26 November 7pm Tales from the Tablets: Recovering the Voices from Roman Britain Free to attend, via Zoom To book: tinyurl.com/Romanvoices

Wednesday 19 November, 7pm ‘The Lives and Deaths of Old Buildings’ - A Regency Society Lecture Venue: The Hove Club, 28 Fourth Avenue, Hove, BN3 2PJ Admission free to both members and non-members

Starting out in your career in #archaeology? You could get support for your studies or research via The Sally Christian Fund, administered by the Sussex Archaeological Society. Full details of what can be funded and how to apply at: sussexpast.co.uk/research/

15 November – Brighton’s Fishermen Illustrated talk by Brighton’s Fishing Museum Venue: Friendship Room at the Central United Reform Church in Blatchington Road, Hove. Doors open at 2pm. Talks start at 2:30. Please ring bell after 2:30. BHAS members free, visitors welcome £5 (cash)

Thursday 13 November - 2:30pm ROMAN SUSSEX - A North Sussex Centre Support Group, National Trust Lecture This lecture will explore aspects of life in Sussex during the Roman period. Venue: Wesley Hall, London Road, Horsham, RH12 1AN Members: Free; Visitors: £5 (cash)

TODAY - Tuesday 11th November 2025, 7.30pm Sussex Archaeology & History Online Sussex History Lecture: THE WEST SUSSEX FASCISTS More info: tixoom.app/sussexarchae...

Get involved today! If you have ever wanted to get your foot into the world of archaeology, contact us for information on upcoming digs, finds washing, lectures, and the opportunity to learn about your history.

4 November 7:00pm View from Above: Local Histories and Aerial Prospection British Association for Local History Free for members, £5.00 for non-members

Friday 14 November - 7:30pm Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society Lecture ‘Fall In, Ghosts’ - Archaeological Investigations at the site of a First World War Training Camp, Cooden, East Sussex Venue: The Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton Members free Others £5 entrance charge- cash only

HISTORY LECTURE SERIES Join Chris Hare as he explores the local history of Sussex Four talks between October and December covering - Lucy Broadwood (22nd October) - The Sussex Bonfire Boys (29th October) - The West Sussex Fascists (11th November) - Hilaire Belloc (4th December)

If you enjoy history, architecture and archaeology here are just a few ideas of places to visit and future events, particularly with half term approaching. Bluebell Railway 17-19 October Giants of steam. Part of Railway 200 Cont...

Saturday 8th November | 9.30am to 5.45pm | University of Sussex, Falmer The Sussex Archaeological Society Conference – Sūþseaxna: New Research from the Early Medieval Record Book tickets for the Conference now >> sussexpast.co.uk/event/the-su...

Geoffrey Mead’s - “Ambles not Rambles” Walks programme Oct 2025-July 2026 All donations are to local environmental groups Heritage Open Days tours in September, see their website Oct 5 Binsted: woodlands and wide fields Cont... For details visit sussexias website

We just discovered "Fridgescaping". That's it. That's the post. www.stlouis.style/cool-stuff/f...

This blog about us building the Roman glass furnace @butserancientfarm.co.uk just dropped! www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/blog/2025/9/... Needless to say, #CuratorRod does not represent the professional standards we strive to achieve at the Palace. 🙄

Lewes Archaeology Group lewesarchaeology.org.uk Friday 17th October at 7.30 pm in the Lecture Room, Lewes Town Hall 'Other Deposits' – the nature and significance of all depositional practises at Bronze Age barrows FREE: aged 25 and under Members: £2 Non-members: £4

Wednesday 15 October 2025 - Online lecture USAS / SAH www.sussexarchaeology.org/usas Selsey, Lewes and the Early Medieval Kingdoms of Sussex Speaker: Dr Michael Shapland FSA (Archaeology South-East)

Worthing Archaeological Society www.worthingarchaeological.org Tuesday 14 October at Worthing Library Lecture Theatre – 7.30 p.m. Threats to our Archaeological Heritage Dr David Rudling, Academic Director of the Sussex School of Archaeology. WAS members free, others £4 entry

Saturday 18 October - 2:15pm (£5) Central United Reform Church, 102 Blatchington Road, Hove Brighton’s Lost Neighbourhood: The Chalk Pit Furlong Hidden in plain sight in the heart of commercial Brighton, is a ‘lost’ past community of cottages, workplaces, smithies and taverns.

Friday 10th October, 7.30 p.m. – at Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton. ‘The Rise and Decline of Druce Farm Roman Villa (AD60-650), a multi-period site in Dorset’ All welcome. Entry: BHAS members free, non-members £5.

As it was the end of the season the award of digger of the year was announced and this year the worthy recipient was Xavier. He has been a regular digger for some time and has always been willing to learn and apply new skills!

Change in Victorian & Edwardian Sussex 1840-1914 Study Day Conference Saturday 11 October, 10am-5pm In-person at Kings Church Lewes or Online by Zoom For more information and to book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1260935565...

Get involved today! Some of our lovely volunteers here are uncovering charcoal deposits at #rockyclump #findsfriday #Archaeology #brighton #eastbourne #bhas

Saturday was busy with both the Changing Chalk Conference and members of the Outreach Team attended the Portslade History Day. Thank you to those who staffed our display tables and were able to discuss our various BHAS activities with members of the public. Much fun was had!

Heritage Open Days are here again 12 to 21 September; lots to visit in our area: www.heritageopendays.org.uk And have you looked at Historic England’s Local Heritage Hub lately? Nice picture of Saltdean Lido on the front page. historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/ne...

Wednesday 24 September 7.30p.m. on Zoom. Lecture: Was Pevensey Castle the site of the Norman base in 1066? Revisiting the problem of ‘Hestenga ceastra' See website www.sussexarchaeology.org/usas

Sunday 21 September Brighton Heritage Open Day walks all led by Dr Geoff Mead No booking required. For all walks meet at St. Nicholas Church Clifton Hill & Montpelier: 10.00 – 11.30am West Hill: 12.00-13.30pm Aspects of North Laine: 14:00-15:30pm Western Road: 16:00-17:30pm

Frog Firle: Season 2 – Digging Deeper into the Past! Monday 15 - Friday 19 September 2025 DM to get involved! Led by the @nationaltrust.org.uk #changingchalk connects nature, people and heritage to restore lost habitats, bring histories to life and offer new experiences in the outdoors